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Sewell Votes to Re-Open Government and Raise Debt Ceiling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma issued a written statement after voting in favor of a bi-partisan deal to end the controversial government shutdown, raise the debt ceiling, and fund the government until January. H.R. 2775 is the House version of a deal that was crafted in the … Continued
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October 17, 2013

Shelby and Sessions Both Oppose Spending Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Moderate Senate Republicans joined with Senate Democrats on Wednesday to craft a compromise bill that will raise the ceiling on the debt from $17 trillion to $17.5 trillion, reopen the government, and appoint a conference committee to negotiate on ending the sequestration before the country hits the new debt … Continued
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October 17, 2013
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Roby Writes Letter to Obama About Defense Furloughs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery wrote President Obama urging the President to enforce a law recently enacted to protect the jobs of key civilian military personnel during the government shutdown. On Thursday there were reports that hundreds of civilian workers in Troy at Alabama’s Sikorsky helicopter facility could … Continued
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October 7, 2013
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Roby Calling on Reid and Obama to Negotiate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reprter We are entering day four of a partial government shutdown that has closed parks, furloughed thousands of non-essential federal workers, indefinitely postponed small business administration loans, and delayed or imperiled numerous other government functions and both sides appear to be digging in. Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery went … Continued
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October 4, 2013

Roby Baffled by Obama’s Refusal to Support Partial Government Funding Package

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would provid funding for important government operations, keeping national parks and museums open, and fund cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), lessening the affects of the federal government shutdown. President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry … Continued
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October 3, 2013

House Votes to Send CR to Conference Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the government began the process of temporarily shutting down non-essential services and functions due to Congresses inability to pass either an actual budget or a continuing resolution which would keep the government funded. Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville said in a written statement, “Last night, the … Continued
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October 2, 2013

Sewell Blames GOP for Government Shutdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The federal government went into partial shutdown at midnight when the Democratic controlled U.S. Senate refused a compromise Continuing Resolution which would have kept the government funded but delayed implementation of the unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (popularly referred to as Obamacare). Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D) released … Continued
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October 1, 2013

Sessions Accuses Reid and Democrats of Ideological Inflexibility as Federal Govt Goes Into Shutdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opening election period begins across the country just as the government that is promising to subsidize the healthcare insurance is shutting down many services because the government can’t pay for existing spending without borrowing hundreds of $$billions from future generations … Continued
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October 1, 2013